A window cleaner who dealt in cocaine has been jailed for a total of three years and 10 months.

Defendant Adrian Reginald Crofts was found in possession of cocaine when police executed a search warrant at his home in Bryn Mawr Road, Holywell, back in October, 2017.

Judge Rhys Rowlands, who said the delays in the case were unacceptable, was told Crofts was a window cleaner who rarely used banks and he claimed £3,000 in cash found by police in his bedroom was from his income.

But inquiries showed he had declared £43,000 to Revenue and Customs from the window cleaning business.

Crofts admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply at an earlier occasion and today he changed his pleas and admitted being concerned in the supply of both cocaine and cannabis between July and October 2017, based on text messages found on his mobile phone - for which he was due to go on trial in April.